More dough for your dollar: Study breaks down pizza prices in Philly, New York

When you're in the mood for a slice of pizza, the first thing that comes to mind probably isn't the price of a whole plain pie — it's where to get the best one.

There's no doubt about it, East Coast residents are quick to brag about having better quality pizza than other parts of the states. And there's likely to be another New York vs. Philadelphia rivalry on who makes the better pie.

Word of mouth might get you an answer, but how do you find the best deal?

Planet Money, a twice-weekly podcast on NPR, breaks it down for us after they traveled to different parts of the United States to sample pizza in an effort to determine whether you're better off buying a slice or the whole shebang.

With all the data they collected, they cobbled together a few charts that shows how much a whole pizza costs, by neighborhood, in cities such as Chicago, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Manhattan and Brooklyn/Queens/The Bronx/Staten Island area.

Philadelphia's priciest plain pizza tops out at just under $15 in the Graduate Hospital section of the city, followed by Cheltenham, Center City and Chinatown. (They sell pizza in Chinatown?)

The cheapest pie? That's in Elmwood and it's less than eight bucks.

Head up to Midtown Manhattan and a pizza will set you back around $23, but the Garment District and Hamilton Heights boasts pizza for about $12.

Still feel like arguing over who has the best pizza? Go ahead, in our comments section below.